Karoline Leavitt: “86 people have been charged in a rampant and widespread…”

“And as I pointed out the New York Times, to their credit it was about six months too late, but they did write about how Somali immigrants Minnesota have been ripping off American taxpayers. In fact, 86 people have been charged in a rampant and widespread fraud scheme spanning multiple programs in Minnesota. Of those 86, 78 of those people are Somali, 91% of them charged. So far, 59 of those people have been convicted for their roles in fraud plots that have stolen $1 billion from tax in one scheme.” (24:56–25:04)

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